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Film showing President Lyndon B. Johnson presenting a Medal of Honour to the parents of Vietnam veteran Private Milton Olive III.

CU. Of the Medal of Honour. CU. Still of soldier, Private First Class Milton Olive III. He threw himself on a live communist hand grenade to prevent the killing of his four comrades.

MS. Troops pushing through Vietnam jungles.

GV. Front of White House. VS. In the White House President Lyndon B. Johnson receives Private Olive's parents. GV. Crowd in the Rose Garden. VS.. On steps in Rose Garden President Johnson presents the Medal of Honour to Private Olive's father during ceremony.

10 telling images selected from British Pathé's extensive WWI footage. 'The war to end all wars' was a war without parallel: over 70 million military personnel were involved and over 17 million people died.